fantasize
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Some fantasize about running around with their grandchildren.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
I like to look up and down the aisles, and I like to fantasize: How did this happen?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Nevertheless, notice what Cornell’s research implies for those who fantasize about being in the stock market on these best days: You need to be heavily invested during bear markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Exploring these accounts, I found that many lead back to Choudhury, keen to speculate and fantasize about which species might be in “The End of Oak Street.”
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026
It was hard not to fantasize about inheriting the estate.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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Humans are probably the only species on Earth that actively fantasizes about its own extinction — and definitely the only one that actively participates in it.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Walter Mitty is a term sometimes used to describe a person who fantasizes about a life more interesting and exciting than their own.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Latta fantasizes about one day being in hospitality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
He fantasizes about a James Hong comic book series with his brand of sarcastic humor.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
Isaac fantasizes about opening a brewery-cum-performance-space, traveling through South America, or operating a sunset massage cruise in the Caribbean.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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On the journey to the U.S., they fantasized about what classes would be offered at their new school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
I immediately fantasized about changing my no-dog policy to “second dogs are OK—at $500 a month.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
On Weibo, accounts linked to Xu have written that “Having more children can solve all problems” and fantasized about Xu’s children marrying Elon Musk’s children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
I ate it voraciously and have since fantasized over how I might replicate it at home, especially during the summertime — but I've yet to come close.
From Salon ● May 30, 2025
Despite the fact that I was so tired that I often fantasized about taking naps, I actually started to think it was possible to start a fashion company.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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Along with fantasizing about exotic locations and charming apartments, we encourage you to spend some time on the boring yet important daily life stuff.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Sure, many other countries go to war with similar motives, fantasizing the conflicts are about freedom or religion or whatever.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
She was about 4½ when she started fantasizing about participating in the World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Pete Golding had spent nearly 20 years in college football, fantasizing about the day when he might become a head coach in the hallowed Southeastern Conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
I’m still fantasizing that a deus ex machina will descend from the heavens to resolve the situation.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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